Shirting fabric



M y 1954 E. PFEIFFER SHIRTING FABRIC Filed July 11, 1950 --///AI%I////A INVENTOR. Ernesi Hzffer flfior'izg 2o m krwEm m fr r Patented May 4, 1954 2,677,397 SHIRTING FABRIC Ernest Pfeiifer, Forest Hills, N. Y., assignor to Robbins Mills, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 11, 1950, Serial No. 173,029

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fabrics and has especial reference to a new shirting fabric.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved shirting fabric which is of light-weight, washable, porous, strong and composed entirely of synthetic fibers.

A further object is to provide a fabric of the above nature which is attractive, and possesses a residual shrinkage of not more than 2%.

A still further object is to provide a fabric which will resist wrinkling and can be readily hand laundered, and which has a wet strength considerable more than fabric composed of cotton fibers.

Further and more specific objects, features and advantages will more clearly appear from a consideration of the detailed specification hereinafter set forth, especially whentaken in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate a present preferred form which the invention may assume and which form a part of the specification.

In brief the invention contemplates a woven fabric, wherein the weft threads are all formed of a combination of nylon fibers (or their equivalent) and rayon fibers (or their equivalent): and wherein the warp of the fabric is composed of a series of groups of threads formed of rayon fibers (or their equivalent), each group of such fibers being reenforced along its lateral edges with a plurality of wrap threads formed of a combination of nylon fibers (or their equivalent) and rayon. fibers (or their equivalent), the fabric being so woven during the weaving of it that there is provided in the finished product a skipdent area composed of only said weft threads.

It is also a feature of the invention that the various groups of rayon warp threads or fibers may be of dull or bright filament material in any desired arrangement or order and manner of Weave so as to produce an attractive appearance and surface design.

The present preferred form which the invention may assume is illustrated in the drawings of which,

Fig. 1 is a view of a portion of the fabric;

Fig. 2 is a highly magnified view of the two adjacent sections of the fabric; and,

Fig. 3 shows legends related to the various cross hatched sections of the fabric to show the material of which the various threads are formed.

As illustrated in the drawings, the fabric includes a series of weft threads l0, all of which are composed of a combination of rayon and nylon material.

It is to be noted from the drawings that the Warp threads of this fabric are composed of a series of groups of warp threads II which in some groups are formed of bright filament rayon material, and in others of dull filament rayon material. As indicated by the legends in Fig. 3, and with reference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that we have shown a series of groups of warp threads in which we have disposed three groups of bright filament rayon threads followed in order by three groups of dull filament rayon threads. It is also to be observed, that between successive groups of warp threads, whether dull or bright filament, there is a skip-dent area indicated by the numeral [2 in which we have only the weft threads Hl.

Each group of warp threads is laterally bordered by a series of the stronger threads formed of rayon and nylon in combination, and these threads are indicated by the numeral l3. It is obvious that the weaving of all these threads may be varied as shown in the drawing to produce any desired surface effect.

It has been found that by using this open weave skip-dent arrangement, and employing the particular warp and weft thread combinations described, we can produce a fabric of superior attractiveness which has a quality of resisting wrinkling, and which can be hand laundered without any substantial shrinkage. This fabric appears to be superior to any similar cotton fabric of equal weight, and moreover, is equally lightweight and porous and can be manufactured without a leno Weave border and binding. A residual shrinkage has been found not to exceed 2% and the tensile strength is found to be constant after repeated washings. It is important to note that each group of warp threads are reinforced with the combination threads to provide a pillar of strength and to prevent the group arrangement from collapsing, while at the same time eliminating the usual, much more expensive, leno weave arrangement.

After having been woven, this fabric is capable of being subjected to the usual dyeing and finishing processes without detrimentally afiecting it. Preferably, the nylon combination threads have been pre-shrunk, and thereby do not further shrink on wetting or drying, thus stabilizing the entire structure of the fabric and rendering it completely washable. By forming the fabric exclusively of filament synthetic yarns having the characteristics of the threads here- 3 inbefore described as employed, respectively, in the warp and weft, there is attained an unusually pleasant smooth and cool fabric extremely desirable in shirting and blouse fabrics.

While the invention has been described in detail and shown with respect to the accompanying drawing, it is not to be limited to such details, since many changes and modifications may be made'in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Hence, it is desired to cover any and. all forms and modifica-- tions of the invention which may comewithin the language and scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A light-weight, open weave, washable woven fabric composed entirely of nylon and rayon fibers, the weft of said fabric being composed entirely of combination threads of nylon and rayon, the warp of said fabric comprising a series of spaced apart groups of'threads of rayon'fibers, between which groups are disposed open areas composed of. weft threads alone, each of said groups of threads being bordered by a series of warp combination threads of nylon and. rayon fibers.

2. A woven fabric in which the weft is formed entirely of combination threads of rayon and nylon, and the warp is composed of a series of groups of rayon threads with interposed skipdent areas, each of said groups of threads being reenforced on its sides by a series of combination threads of rayon and nylon.

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